Goshen College

Jim Routhier begins his ninth season as the Maple Leafs head coach in 2016.  In eight seasons, he has led them to a 109-128 overall mark, placing him second on the program's all-time wins list to Sue Roth's 316.

In his first four years, the Maple Leafs hold an impressive 35-15 mark (.700 winning percentage) on their home court, Gunden Gymnasium.  He has coached 21 all-conference players in those four seasons, including Mid-Central College Conference Player of the Year Peni Acayo in 2009.  Acayo, a senior in Routhier's first season, was also the program's first First Team NAIA All-American that season.

Routhier has led his Goshen squads to a pair of league tournament semifinals and took the 2009 team to its first-ever league tournament championship match.  Prior to his tenure, the Maple Leafs gad made it to just one tournament semifinal in program history.

Prior to coming to Goshen, Routhier spent 22 seasons at the helm of Concord High School (Elkhart, Ind.).  He compiled an incredible record of 472-179 while leading the Minutemen to four Northern Lakes Conference Championships, two section championships and one Indiana State Elite Eight appearance.

As a high school coach, Routhier has sent more than 50 of his former players on to play college ball at all levels, including the likes of Ohio State and Indiana. A former college player himself, Routhier played under volleyball icon Don Shondell at Ball State University.

Also a science teacher and assistant athletic trainer at Concord, Routhier retired in the spring of 2010.  He was a recipient of the NLC Service Award for his work as a coach and in starting Concord's Athletic Training Program.  During his tenure, Routhier was also named the NLC Coach of the Year on three occasions.